Blockers Film Analysis

Blockers is a 2018 feature-length comedy film directed by American Kay Cannon. The film has garnered early box-office success earning $20.5 million (Eggertsen). Blockers was Cannon’s first film for which she was the director, however, she has had previous experience in the film industry. She was best known before for her part in writing the critically acclaimed comedy Pitch Perfect. This allowed Cannon exposure to the genre of comedy before the creation of Blockers. The film follows three teenage girls as they get ready for their senior prom. The girls, Sam, Julie, and Kayla, have been friends since elementary school and make a pact that they are all going to lose their virginity on prom night. However great an idea it is was, Julie’s mom, …show more content…
When it is coupled with a fitting plot, character development can transform a good movie into great one. In Blockers, each character develops differently with the viewer’s impressions on many characters changing by the end of the film. The opening video of Julie, Kayla, and Sam on the first day of school serves the purpose of giving a background for each character and creating a baseline for viewers perceptions. The character who changes the most throughout the film is most definitely Hunter, Sam’s father. In the beginning, he is portrayed as the dead-beat dad who cheated on his wife and left his kid. To this effect, he is very goofy and childish fitting into the mold. Hunter does not seem to have a care in the world and the audience questions his love for his daughter. When the parents first find out about the sex pact, Hunter does not seem to care and wants Sam to have the best night of her life regardless of what happens. Eventually, he agrees to join Lisa and Mitchell which is where his character starts to change. He is willing to embarrass himself at the Lakehouse to find his daughter. Shortly after is where the most drastic transformation happens directly after Lisa crashes her car. He lets his emotions out and tells his side of the story about the divorce. No one ever asked his side and just automatically wrote him off as the villain. The reality is that his wife cheated on him first and was the reason everything went wrong. He regretted his actions and not being in his daughter’s life. He wants to change this which is the reason why he showed up to her prom night in the first place. The viewer sees Hunter at his lowest point and is able to console with him as he finally gets everything off of his